October 31, 1912 - Ogdensburg Journal, NY - Elberfeld in Chattanooga
CHARLEY STREET SOLD TO CHATTANOOGA CLUB OF WHICH KID ELBERFELD IS PLAYING MANAGER.
Charley Street, who acquired name and fame as a member of the Washington team because, of his successful catching of Walter Johnson's speed, and added thereto by catching a ball dropped off the Washington Monument, has been sold by Providence to Chattanooga, in the Southern League. Street is a peculiar sort of genius. He is slow as molasses in the winter time as a runner, yet there is no more active catcher in the game in the matter of whirling around to catch foul balls. His slowness, and the fact that his arm seems to have died on him accounted for his sale.
Street's most apt smile in describing how it felt to catch a ball off the Monument was that i t was like catching one of Walter Johnson's fast shoots when Walter was in a hole and was relying entirely upon speed to extricate himself.
The manager of the Chattanooga team is Kid Elberfeld, who will never be excelled in the history of base ball as a game player. He is said to have been the only batter who would deliberately stick his head in the way of a fast pitcher in order to get to first base. Why he was not killed has always been a mystery of the game. Elberfeld had his fling as player-manager of the Yankees in parlous times, and did not deliver the goods to the satisfaction of the critics, but he seems to be making good in the South and he has a host of admirers who wish him good luck.
Few of those who were panning Elberfeld when he was having bis troubles in New York knew that he is the father of enough children. to receive a letter of commendation from the Bull Moose and is one of the quietest, most home-loving men that ever broke into the big leagues. For a long time thirteen people sat down to his table at every meal, but it seemed to work all right. A world's series would have been a big help to the Kid.
Charley Street, who acquired name and fame as a member of the Washington team because, of his successful catching of Walter Johnson's speed, and added thereto by catching a ball dropped off the Washington Monument, has been sold by Providence to Chattanooga, in the Southern League. Street is a peculiar sort of genius. He is slow as molasses in the winter time as a runner, yet there is no more active catcher in the game in the matter of whirling around to catch foul balls. His slowness, and the fact that his arm seems to have died on him accounted for his sale.
Street's most apt smile in describing how it felt to catch a ball off the Monument was that i t was like catching one of Walter Johnson's fast shoots when Walter was in a hole and was relying entirely upon speed to extricate himself.
The manager of the Chattanooga team is Kid Elberfeld, who will never be excelled in the history of base ball as a game player. He is said to have been the only batter who would deliberately stick his head in the way of a fast pitcher in order to get to first base. Why he was not killed has always been a mystery of the game. Elberfeld had his fling as player-manager of the Yankees in parlous times, and did not deliver the goods to the satisfaction of the critics, but he seems to be making good in the South and he has a host of admirers who wish him good luck.
Few of those who were panning Elberfeld when he was having bis troubles in New York knew that he is the father of enough children. to receive a letter of commendation from the Bull Moose and is one of the quietest, most home-loving men that ever broke into the big leagues. For a long time thirteen people sat down to his table at every meal, but it seemed to work all right. A world's series would have been a big help to the Kid.
